Intertrochanteric versus femoral neck hip fractures: differential characteristics, treatment, and sequelae.
Fox K M, Magaziner J, Hebel J R, +2 more·The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
BACKGROUND: More than 220,000 persons 65 years and older fracture a hip every year in the United States. Although hip fractures have been considered as a single, homogeneous condition, there are two major anatomic types of proximal femoral fractures: intertrochanteric and femoral neck. The present study's objective was…